Redwoods Are My Favourite

Redwoods Are My Favourite - Part 2

Along the Avenue of Giants was the Founder’s Grove. A 0.5-mile loop runs through an expansive grove of huge redwood trees. The Founders Tree is a 346 ft tall redwood with a diameter of 12.7 feet that welcomes you to the loop trail. There are fallen trees that splintered into long spikes when they hit the ground. Massive root systems that had released the ground and gave the kids a place to climb. Huge redwoods as far as the eye can see. It was a wonderful hike.

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Sand Sledding on White Dunes - More Photos

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Wednesday, May 25th –Lake Mead National Recreation Area to Las Vegas, Nevada – Day 104 We woke up in our roadside turn out and got ready for the day. Our plan was to go for a swim at Lake Mead, see the Hoover Dam and head back into Vegas. The morning was stifling hot, we were looking forward to the swim. We drove to the visitor centre at Lake Mead Recreation Centre. We could see Lake Mead on the way. The water was well below the high-water line on the rocks. At the visitor centre we got our passport stamped, filled our water bottles, and received junior ranger booklets. The air conditioning was so nice we set up the kids to work on their booklets and hung around. The kids finished up enough activities that they were sworn in by a very nice ranger before we left. We decided to go see the Hoover Dam first. We dropped the trailer in the parking lot. We heard it might need to be opened at the security checkpoint and we couldn’t be bothered. The H...

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